George Prochnik is the author of ?In Pursuit of Silence: Listening for Meaning In a World of Noise? and Putnam Camp: Sigmund Freud, James Jackson Putnam & The Purpose of American Psychology, a New York Times "Editor's Choice" pick and winner of a 2007 Gradiva Award. His new book, "The Impossible Exile," will be published in the spring. George has also written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe and Cabinet magazine, among other publications. Visit his website at www.georgeprochnik.com Like America Meditating on Facebook